Martha Lena “Mattie” ParhamAge: 84 years1861–1945
- Name
- Martha Lena “Mattie” Parham
- Given names
- Martha Lena
- Surname
- Parham
- Nickname
- Mattie
- Married name
- Martha Lena Wilburn
 Birth | October 25, 1861 28 24 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Birth of a brother | William A Parham December 21, 1866 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a brother | Allen Parham Jr. August 23, 1872 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Ashley Parham February 21, 1874 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mittie Drucilla Parham February 21, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | John William Wilburn — View this family about 1881 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Drucilla Selby June 7, 1884 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a husband | John William Wilburn September 7, 1914 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | Allen Parham April 26, 1915 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-sister | Tennessee Ann “Tennie” Parham August 11, 1924 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Ashley July 4, 1926 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | William A Parham January 20, 1935 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Ashley Parham January 5, 1939 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Haret Parham May 3, 1940 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen Parham Jr. May 8, 1943 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | December 23, 1945 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Allen Parham Birth: December 5, 1832 38 37 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1915 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Ashley Birth: May 7, 1837 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 4, 1926 — Roxton, Lamar, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 12, 1860 — Hopkins, Texas, United States |
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13 years younger brother |
James Ashley Parham Birth: February 21, 1874 41 36 — Texas, United States Death: January 5, 1939 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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-7 years younger brother |
William A Parham Birth: December 21, 1866 34 29 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: January 20, 1935 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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-5 years herself |
Martha Lena “Mattie” Parham Birth: October 25, 1861 28 24 — Canyon City, Randall, Texas, United States Death: December 23, 1945 — Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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11 years younger brother |
Allen Parham Jr. Birth: August 23, 1872 39 35 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: May 8, 1943 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mittie Drucilla Parham Birth: February 21, 1876 43 38 — Texas, United States Death: June 13, 1961 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Elizabeth Jones |
| father |
Allen Parham Birth: December 5, 1832 38 37 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1915 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Elizabeth Jones Birth: 1836 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 1858 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 20, 1855 — |
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9 months half-sister |
Mary Haret Parham Birth: September 20, 1856 23 20 — Texas, United States Death: May 3, 1940 — Lannius, Fannin, Texas, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Tennessee Ann “Tennie” Parham Birth: August 23, 1858 25 22 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: August 11, 1924 — Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States |
| Family with John William Wilburn |
| husband |
John William Wilburn Birth: December 11, 1855 — Callaway, Missouri, United States Death: September 7, 1914 |
| herself |
Martha Lena “Mattie” Parham Birth: October 25, 1861 28 24 — Canyon City, Randall, Texas, United States Death: December 23, 1945 — Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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Marriage: about 1881 — |